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ViperEkura 8a353117ea perf: transpose-quantize backward operands to route all gemms nt
- quantize gains out_layout (0 row-major / 1 transposed / 2 single-read dual-write); modes 1/2 run a new 32x32 smem-tile transpose kernel
- backward feeds g8/w8T and g8T/x8T to trans_b=True gemms, dropping the NN-swap and TT crosswise kernels from training; fp8 weights keep the swap fallback
- a 64x64 tile variant tied on the real step mix and was reverted; noted in the kernel header

Benchmark: NVIDIA L20, 1.2B model, full train step fwd+bwd+CE
- M=8192: fp8 551.8 -> 532.2 ms, 1.21x -> 1.26x vs bf16; M=2048 0.90x -> 0.95x
- kernel-level grad_x +3.7..12.4%, grad_w +13.8..20.8%; layouts byte-exact, fp8 tests 36/36
2026-08-28 16:12:15 +08:00

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"""FP8 CUDA kernel interface adapter (the only module touching the pybind).
Isolates the ``fp8_ops`` CUDA extension behind stable Python primitives:
- ``quantize(x, scale, fmt) -> (x8, amax)`` — BF16/FP16/FP32 → FP8 with fused amax
- ``mm_fp8(a8, b8, sa, sb) -> out`` — pre-quantized FP8 GEMM (BF16 output)
Scale semantics: scales are *quantization steps* — the value divided out when
quantizing (``x8 = x / scale``). Every primitive computes its own inverse
internally; callers never pass ``scale_inv``. ``amax`` values are *returned*,
never passed as output arguments. ``fmt`` is ``"e4m3"`` or ``"e5m2"``.
Policy (scales, amax history, delayed scaling, autocast) lives in ``fp8.py``;
this module is stateless.
"""
from typing import Optional, Tuple
import torch
from torch.library import custom_op
from astrai.extension.loader import get_module
# fmt string -> kernel int (0 = E4M3, 1 = E5M2)
_FMT_TO_INT = {"e4m3": 0, "e5m2": 1}
def _fmt_int(fmt: str) -> int:
try:
return _FMT_TO_INT[fmt]
except KeyError:
raise ValueError(f"unsupported fp8 format {fmt!r} (expected 'e4m3' or 'e5m2')")
def _fmt_name(fmt: int) -> str:
if fmt == 0:
return "e4m3"
if fmt == 1:
return "e5m2"
raise ValueError(f"unsupported quantization type {fmt!r}")
def _fmt_dtype(fmt: str) -> torch.dtype:
return torch.float8_e5m2 if _fmt_int(fmt) else torch.float8_e4m3fn
@custom_op("custom::fp8_quantize", mutates_args=())
def fp8_quantize(
x: torch.Tensor, scale: torch.Tensor, fmt: int
) -> Tuple[torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor]:
"""Float (bf16/fp16/fp32) -> FP8 quantize with fused amax; ``scale`` is a multiplier."""
@fp8_quantize.register_fake
def _fp8_quantize_fake(x, scale, fmt):
dtype = torch.float8_e5m2 if fmt == 1 else torch.float8_e4m3fn
return (
torch.empty(x.shape, device=x.device, dtype=dtype),
torch.empty(1, device=x.device, dtype=torch.float32),
)
_QUANT_INPUT_DTYPES = (torch.bfloat16, torch.float16, torch.float32)
@custom_op("custom::fp8_quantize_t", mutates_args=())
def fp8_quantize_t(
x: torch.Tensor, scale: torch.Tensor, fmt: int
) -> Tuple[torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor]:
"""Transposed-output variant of fp8_quantize: returns ``(x8T, amax)``
where ``x8T`` is the [cols][rows] row-major transpose of the quantized
input (the K-contiguous operand orientation for NT GEMMs)."""
@fp8_quantize_t.register_fake
def _fp8_quantize_t_fake(x, scale, fmt):
dtype = torch.float8_e5m2 if fmt == 1 else torch.float8_e4m3fn
rows, cols = x.shape[-2], x.shape[-1]
return (
torch.empty((*x.shape[:-2], cols, rows), device=x.device, dtype=dtype),
torch.empty(1, device=x.device, dtype=torch.float32),
)
@fp8_quantize_t.register_kernel("cuda")
def _fp8_quantize_t_cuda(x, scale, fmt):
if x.dtype not in _QUANT_INPUT_DTYPES:
raise TypeError(f"fp8 quantize requires bf16/fp16/fp32 input, got {x.dtype}")
return get_module("fp8_ops").quantize(x, scale, int(fmt), 1)
@fp8_quantize_t.register_kernel("cpu")
def _fp8_quantize_t_cpu(x, scale, fmt):
x8, amax = _fp8_quantize_cpu(x, scale, fmt)
return x8.transpose(-2, -1).contiguous(), amax
@custom_op("custom::fp8_quantize_dual", mutates_args=())
def fp8_quantize_dual(
x: torch.Tensor, scale: torch.Tensor, fmt: int
) -> Tuple[torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor]:
"""Dual-orientation quantize: one read of ``x`` produces both the
row-major ``x8`` and its transposed ``x8T`` (plus ``amax``), for tensors
consumed by GEMMs on both orientations (backward ``g``)."""
@fp8_quantize_dual.register_fake
def _fp8_quantize_dual_fake(x, scale, fmt):
dtype = torch.float8_e5m2 if fmt == 1 else torch.float8_e4m3fn
rows, cols = x.shape[-2], x.shape[-1]
return (
torch.empty(x.shape, device=x.device, dtype=dtype),
torch.empty((*x.shape[:-2], cols, rows), device=x.device, dtype=dtype),
torch.empty(1, device=x.device, dtype=torch.float32),
)
@fp8_quantize_dual.register_kernel("cuda")
def _fp8_quantize_dual_cuda(x, scale, fmt):
if x.dtype not in _QUANT_INPUT_DTYPES:
raise TypeError(f"fp8 quantize requires bf16/fp16/fp32 input, got {x.dtype}")
return get_module("fp8_ops").quantize(x, scale, int(fmt), 2)
@fp8_quantize_dual.register_kernel("cpu")
def _fp8_quantize_dual_cpu(x, scale, fmt):
x8, amax = _fp8_quantize_cpu(x, scale, fmt)
return x8, x8.transpose(-2, -1).contiguous(), amax
@fp8_quantize.register_kernel("cuda")
def _fp8_quantize_cuda(x, scale, fmt):
if x.dtype not in _QUANT_INPUT_DTYPES:
raise TypeError(f"fp8 quantize requires bf16/fp16/fp32 input, got {x.dtype}")
return get_module("fp8_ops").quantize(x, scale, int(fmt))
@fp8_quantize.register_kernel("cpu")
def _fp8_quantize_cpu(x, scale, fmt):
x8 = (x.float() * scale).to(_fmt_dtype(_fmt_name(fmt)))
amax = x.abs().amax().float().reshape(1).clamp_min(1e-12)
return x8, amax
@custom_op("custom::fp8_gemm", mutates_args=())
def fp8_gemm(
a: torch.Tensor,
b: torch.Tensor,
scale: torch.Tensor,
trans_a: int = 0,
trans_b: int = 0,
bias: Optional[torch.Tensor] = None,
) -> torch.Tensor:
"""FP8 GEMM: ``a @ b * scale (+ bias)`` with FP32 accumulation.
2D or 3D (batched) operands; a size-1 batch broadcasts (matmul rules).
``bias`` (bf16, length n) fuses into the epilogue in fp32 before the
single bf16 rounding. The result is always BF16; FP8 output is a
separate quantize operation.
"""
@fp8_gemm.register_fake
def _fp8_gemm_fake(a, b, scale, trans_a=0, trans_b=0, bias=None):
dtype = torch.bfloat16
rows = a.size(2) if trans_a else a.size(1)
cols = b.size(1) if trans_b else b.size(2)
batches = [t.size(0) for t in (a, b) if t.dim() == 3]
shape = (max(batches), rows, cols) if batches else (rows, cols)
return torch.empty(shape, device=a.device, dtype=dtype)
@fp8_gemm.register_kernel("cuda")
def _fp8_gemm_cuda(a, b, scale, trans_a=0, trans_b=0, bias=None):
if a.dtype != b.dtype or a.dtype not in (torch.float8_e4m3fn, torch.float8_e5m2):
raise TypeError(
f"fp8 GEMM requires matching fp8 inputs, got {a.dtype}/{b.dtype}"
)
return get_module("fp8_ops").mm_fp8(a, b, scale, trans_a, trans_b, bias)
@fp8_gemm.register_kernel("cpu")
def _fp8_gemm_cpu(a, b, scale, trans_a=0, trans_b=0, bias=None):
aa = a.float().transpose(-2, -1) if trans_a else a.float()
bb = b.float().transpose(-2, -1) if trans_b else b.float()
acc = aa @ bb * scale
if bias is not None and bias.numel() > 0:
acc = acc + bias.float()
return acc.to(torch.bfloat16)
def quantize(
x: torch.Tensor, scale: torch.Tensor, fmt: str = "e4m3", layout: int = 0
) -> tuple:
"""Float (bf16/fp16/fp32) -> FP8 quantize with fused amax.
``scale`` is the quantization multiplier (device scalar); ``fmt`` selects
E4M3 or E5M2. ``amax`` is a fresh 1-element float32 tensor. ``layout``
picks the output orientation: 0 = row-major ``(x8, amax)``; 1 =
transposed ``[cols][rows]`` ``(x8T, amax)`` — the K-contiguous operand
orientation NT GEMMs want; 2 = both from one read ``(x8, x8T, amax)``
(for tensors consumed in both orientations, e.g. backward ``g``).
"""
# Hot-path bypass of the torch.library dispatch (~5us/call, ~40% of a
# 512-wide GEMM): real CUDA tensors of a supported dtype go straight to
# the extension. Fake/subclass tensors and non-CUDA inputs keep the
# custom_op route so torch.compile / meta / fake-tensor tracing and the
# CPU fallback behave exactly as before.
if (
type(x) is torch.Tensor
and x.is_cuda
and x.dtype in _QUANT_INPUT_DTYPES
and fmt in _FMT_TO_INT
):
return get_module("fp8_ops").quantize(x, scale, _FMT_TO_INT[fmt], layout)
if layout == 0:
return fp8_quantize(x, scale, _fmt_int(fmt))
if layout == 1:
return fp8_quantize_t(x, scale, _fmt_int(fmt))
return fp8_quantize_dual(x, scale, _fmt_int(fmt))
def mm_fp8(
a: torch.Tensor,
b: torch.Tensor,
scale: torch.Tensor,
trans_a: bool = False,
trans_b: bool = False,
bias: Optional[torch.Tensor] = None,
) -> torch.Tensor:
"""Pre-quantized FP8 GEMM: ``a @ b * scale (+ bias)``.
``a``/``b`` must be FP8 tensors of the same format, 2D or 3D (batched,
matmul-style broadcast on the batch dim). Inner-transposed views (e.g.
``x.t()``) fold into the layout at zero copy. ``scale`` is their combined
dequantization scale. ``bias`` (CUDA bf16 1D of length n) adds inside the
kernel epilogue in fp32 — no separate elementwise pass. The result is
BF16; FP8 output is a separate quantize operation.
"""
# Same hot-path bypass as quantize(): the binding's TORCH_CHECKs keep
# validation identical on the direct route (bias may be None — the
# binding resolves it to the no-bias path).
if (
type(a) is torch.Tensor
and a.is_cuda
and a.dtype in (torch.float8_e4m3fn, torch.float8_e5m2)
):
return get_module("fp8_ops").mm_fp8(
a, b, scale, int(trans_a), int(trans_b), bias
)
return fp8_gemm(a, b, scale, trans_a, trans_b, bias)